Wagon handle



Aug. 6 1963 J. R. CLEARY WAGON HANDLE Filed APri1 21 1961 United States Paten This invention Telates to wagon handles, and 1)articularl to a handle for a child's wagon havin a vertica11 disposed handgrip.

IIeret0f0Te in the a rt, the handles for children's vvagons vvere of a type having la bail disposed 110I`izo11tally vvhich is gripped by the hand 0f the child pulling the wagon In the )resent 'arrangen1ent, the handle I)orti0I1is of tubulal Section Which iS bent upwardly and then Teversely bent to have a d0wnward1yextending ortion on Which a Tubber grip is secured 'I`11e Tubber portion extends belov the body Of the handle so that it may d10p into an aperture -01 hook over a bar or 1)latform on another vehicle, Such aS a velocipede, to be dTawn thereby. I'he rubber grip pfeferably has a heavy end t0 act as a bum er when the handle is dfo ed S0 that the fa11 will be cushioned thefeby.

Accofdingly, he main objects of the invention al'e: to form the tubular body of a handle having a down- Wardly presented u-Shaped end containing a handgrip; to for1 the end of a tubula body ortion of a handle fof a toy Wagon upwardly in a vertical plane and then downwardly to rovide van end portion Which extends below the body of the handle 'and having a handgrip with a heavy end to f0rm a bum er; to provide a handle for a toy Wagon having the gTip thereon extending in a vertical plane with a bunlper OI1 the end thefeof, al1d, i1 geneal to provide a hand1e for a toy wagon which is Sinple il construction, rugged, and econon]ical of 1la11ufacture other Objects ald features of novelty of the invention vvill be Speciiically p0inted out or will becon1e alpaent when Tefefring, fol' a better understa11ding of the inven ti0Il, to the f()110vving descfiption taken in conjunction ith the acc0mpanying dravving, vvleein:

FIGURE l iS a perspective view of the front end of a toy vvagon having la handle of 'the present invention thereon engaging the Tear end of a tticycle in ()Siti0n t0 be drawn theeby;

1 IG' 2 'is a )la-1 view of the handle illustrated in FIG 1;

FI( 3 is -a Side vievv of the handle illustrated i11 FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a Secti01a1 view of the stfucture inustrated iI1 FIG 3, taken on the line 44 there0f, and

FIG. S is a broken view of he forked end of the handle illustrated in FIG 3' A toy Wagon has a handle 7 Secured to the steering p01`tion 8 0f the front wheels 9 by a bolt 10. Te body ll of the handle 7 is of tubulal f01'm having the forward orti011 bent upwaIdly at lz 'and Teversely bent t 13 t0 provide a downwardly extending end poption 14. T'he porti01s lz, 13 and 14 forn1 a dovvnvard1y )reSentilg u-shaped end orti011 in the vertical plane 0f the handle, the end of vvhich extends below the body 1)Oftion there0f. A handgrip 15 0f Tubberlike material is slipped ovel he end ortion 14, havi11g a heavy end 16 whjch forms a bumper Which strikes the gfound When the hande is dropped.

A Stan1ping 17 is formed r0m a Sheet of metal to have a tubu1ar Section 18 and a forked end havi11g spaced fi11gers l containi11g apertufes zl thT0ugl vvhich the bolt 11 extends In IG. 12 the stamping 17 iS llustrated aS eing Secured to the tubular body portion 11 through the insertion of he end therein vvhere it is Secl11ed by a Tivet zz (thel' IIleans nlay be en1pl0yed for secufing the stamping to the end of the tubular body ll such as illustrated in FIG. WheTe the Stamping iS Secured in p0sition by a weld z3( T'he tubular body 11 may be bent upwardly at adjacent o the stamping l7 an aIn0llnt which vvill be substantially horizontal when the landle is lifted to a position il1 Which the wagon is nor1nally ulled. In the arrangement herein illustrated, the iingers 1 on 'the stanping 17 are disposed in a horizonta1 plane vhile ...the downwardly presenting u-Shaped opp0site end iS disposed in 'a vetica1 )lane from the plane through the fingers 'l9 What is clailned is:

1. The combination with a wagon having Steerable front vvheels and a pr0jecting Steering TlechaniSn1 therefor having an a1)erture, 0f a handle having a bifurcated end portion 00ntaining a ertllres aligned vvith he aperture in the Steering mechanism, and a bolt for Securing Said )ifuoated end portion to said mechanism for vertic'al pivotal movement thereon, said handle having a tubular body ortion the )ulling end of which is 0 downwardly resenting Substantia11y U-Shape I00a-ted in la plane Tl11al t0 a i)lane hrOugh the axis of the bolt to f0rnl a handgfip which s Spaced ffom but in Siti0l1 to be intersected substantially medially of its ends by an extension ()f the end of the body portion 2. The 00n1bination with a vvagon having a steering Inechanism containing an apeTtue therethrough, ()f a handle for drawing said wagon made from a tubl11a1 element one end of vvhich has apertufe nleans, a bolt extending through said aperture nleans and Sajd Stee1#ing nlechanisna, and a d0vvnvaTdly presenting u-Shaped Or tion on the 0pp08ite end of said ubular elenlent with the 0utern108t Section disposed Substantially 11()I`Iflal to the end of the element and the axis of the bolt t0 form a handgIip which is intercepted by said tubular eletnent Substantia11y medially of its ends.

3' A handle for a Wagon, Said handle having a tub]1- 1a l' body 1)0rtion of Substantial length, 'a pair 0f Spaced IlgerS on one end of the body p0rtion disp0sed in a horizonta1 plane When attached by pivot T1eans to the Steering TIlechanisn1 0f he fr011t vvheels 0f a vagon, and =a d0wnwardly 1)Tese11ti]1g U-Shaped 1)0Ttion at the other end of the body portion having a Straight end Seci0n disp0sed substantially 1101Tnal to the axis 0f said pivot neans in 1)()Siti011 to be intersected by the axis of said body portion 4. A handle for a wagon, Said ]1andle having a tubl1Iar b0dy portion of Substantial length, a pair of spaced iingers On one end 0f the body portion disposed in a h0fizontal plane when attached by ivot Ineans t0 the steering Inechanisn1 0f the front vvheel of a wagon, a downwardly presenting U Sha ed 1)0I'tion at he other end Of the body portion having a Straight end section forming a handle disposed Substantially nofmal the axis of Said pivot Ineans in 1()Sition to be intersected by the axis of sajd body 1ortion, land a bun1per plug on the end of the handle having a large end vvhich locks the handle a platforn1 When the body portion Tests thereon and the large end -0f the bun1per plug extends there0ver.

Refereuces cited i 1 the me of this patent UNTTED STATES PATENTS D. l60,792 La Fever Nov. 7, 1950 2,42S lo7 Martin Aug S 1947 2,24,122 Dick 0ct 3, 19So 2,714,Gl2 Bergel Tuly z6 19 

1. THE COMBINATION WITH A WAGON HAVING STEERABLE FRONT WHEELS AND A PROJECTING STEERING MECHANISM THEREFOR HAVING AN APERTURE, OF A HANDLE HAVING A BIFURCATED END PORTION CONTAINING APERTURES ALIGNED WITH THE APERTURE IN THE STEERING MECHANISM, AND A BOLT FOR SECURING SAID BIFURCATED END PORTION TO SAID MECHANISM FOR VERTICAL PIVOTAL MOVEMENT THEREON, SAID HANDLE HAVING A TUBULAR BODY PORTION THE PULLING END OF WHICH IS OF DOWNWARDLY PRESENTING SUBSTANTIALLY U-SHAPE LOCATED IN A PLANE NORMAL TO A PLANE THROUGH THE AXIS OF THE BOLT TO FORM A HANDGRIP WHICH IS SPACED FROM BUT IN POSITION TO BE INTERSECTED SUBSTANTIALLY MEDIALLY OF ITS ENDS BY AN EXTENSION OF THE END OF THE BODY PORTION. 